( January 23, 2026, 11:13 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington granted a subcontractor and its insurer’s stipulation and proposed order of dismissal after the parties had notified the court that they had reached a settlement in a case brought by the subcontractor alleging that the insurer failed to defend it against a counterclaim in an underlying suit arising out of the subcontractor’s microtunneling work for a water project in Seattle....